Author:Chou Cheng

Size:Length:196 x Width:89 (cm)

Size description：136×70 (畫心)

Introduction：Chou Cheng (1941- ), style name Chun-po, was born in Yilan County. At the age of thirteen, he entered the Eight Six Calligraphy Society in Toucheng, studying calligraphy and painting under Kang Tsai-shan. Later, he transferred to Chiang Chao-shen’s to learn calligraphy, painting, and seal carving. In 1965, he graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University, earning first place in seal engraving and landscape painting in the Kuntao Arts Competition, and was invited to become a member of the inspector committee of the Japanese Arts and Calligraphy Association. In 1975, he served part-time at Shih Chen University, Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University, Department of Calligraphy and Painting Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA), Department of Fine Arts at NTUA, Department of Fine Arts at Chinese Culture University, Graduate Institute of Visual Art Education at the National Hualien University of Education. He is currently a member of the acquisition committee at the National Palace Museum, a member of the arts review committee at the National Museum of History, the President of the Huano Calligraphy Society, the counselor at the Art Society of Yilan, and a member of the Hsilingyin Society.
Chou Cheng started learning calligraphy diligently from a young age. His scenery paintings were influenced by Lin Yu-shan, incorporating into them the western sketching techniques. His seal making skills were enlightened by Chiang Chao Shen, starting first from Han seal making; then he studied calligraphy under Wang Chuang-wei, developing a strong, ancient, yet simple style. Due to his academic training, he is also talented at fusing together calligraphy, painting, and seal printing. He shows his profound literacy in phrase and syntax. His abundance of literary and artistic creations promote him as one of the main personnel in the contemporary art scene.
This work was completed by Chou Cheng for the 30th anniversary of the Huano Calligraphy Society, based on the classical allusion of Wang Hsi-chih exchanging geese. It consists of only the character “goose” in Qing seal script, which was a reform of the classical seal script. Developed under the background of Jinshih, it gradually became the paradigm of seal script after the Republic Era. The character “goose” was written using the center of the brush, with stable lines and well-organized formatting. On the side is signed “Chou Cheng” (white seal) and “Chun-po” (red seal), as well as a free seal “Chien Hsuan Kun Chuan” (red seal).

Accession Number:PT09300800